Former Rockford TV reporter peddles questionable theory that Bowe Bergdahl is a jihadist

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Jun 6, 2014 at 12:10 PMJun 6, 2014 at 2:51 PM

The latest effort by Fox News Channel to demonize Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl before the facts are in is a story from reporter James Rosen (above), who used to work at WREX-TV in Rockford, claiming that Bergdahl “converted to Islam, fraternized openly with his captors and declared himself a ‘mujahid,’”

This claim was all the talk this morning among hosts of “Fox & Friends,” no matter that the scandalous theory is not exactly well-sourced, as we see HERE:

[T]he Fox News story that sparked the discussion, written by reporter James Rosen, is based on “secret documents prepared on the basis of a purported eyewitness account.” The documents also claim that Bergdahl had at one point escaped his captors and was later recaptured and placed in a metal cage. These on-the-ground reports are based on dispatches collected by the Eclipse Group, which Rosen describes as “a shadowy private firm of former intelligence officers and operatives.” The firm is run by Duane R. (“Dewey”) Clarridge, who was indicted for lying to Congress about his role in the Iran-Contra scandal.

The latest effort by Fox News Channel to demonize Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl before the facts are in is a story from reporter James Rosen (above), who used to work at WREX-TV in Rockford, claiming that Bergdahl “converted to Islam, fraternized openly with his captors and declared himself a ‘mujahid,’”

This claim was all the talk this morning among hosts of “Fox & Friends,” no matter that the scandalous theory is not exactly well-sourced, as we see HERE:

[T]he Fox News story that sparked the discussion, written by reporter James Rosen, is based on “secret documents prepared on the basis of a purported eyewitness account.” The documents also claim that Bergdahl had at one point escaped his captors and was later recaptured and placed in a metal cage. These on-the-ground reports are based on dispatches collected by the Eclipse Group, which Rosen describes as “a shadowy private firm of former intelligence officers and operatives.” The firm is run by Duane R. (“Dewey”) Clarridge, who was indicted for lying to Congress about his role in the Iran-Contra scandal.